The tentacles of technology were messing with me big time throughout this module. At first, they were just annoying. Throughout Bonk's first couple of chapters I read and discussed with my PLC group, topics like Google and the Open Library were ones that I had heard, used and felt pretty confident with, so I never really gave them much thought, nor did I have much of a reaction to them. I just kept thinking, geez, not more Google!
Then, the tentacles began to suction themselves to me. More or less to say, NOW HEAR THIS!! Topics such as NotSchool, Free and Open Software, only to name a few, really encouraged me to think about how and when I might begin to use these ideas in my classroom-realizing that my students are no longer passivee learners.
The tentacles of technology are now, sucking the life out of me as I try to make heads or tales of what I've read in such a short period of time. I am feeling very claustrophobic. However, it appears there is a small opening I can see through. My brain is beginning to slow down enough to comprehend that I really can't tackle it ALL! So, with this in mind, I have begun to peel the tentacles off one by one with the hopes that I will try at least one technology idea, thingy, or whatchamacallit this school year.
